‘Augustine’ works well enough, but could have been far more challenging
Augustine Directed by Alice Winocour Written by Winocour 2013, USA The debut feature from French director Alice Winocour, Augustine, purports to be a true story.…
‘Sightseers’ is Britain at its most hilariously creepy
Fans of Ben Wheatley's brutally tense thriller Kill List may be a bit surprised by his new film, Sightseers. It is a film without tension…
You’ll definitely want to find out ‘What Maisie Knew’
What Maisie Knew USA, 2013 Written by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel What does it mean, to “enjoy”…
Zoe Bell is a good action hero, but ‘Raze’ isn’t sure what sort of action movie it is
As far back as Enter the Dragon - in other words, for as long as American movie studios have been making martial-arts films - the…
Tribeca 2013: ‘Stand Clear of the Closing Doors’ is a major debut with minor flaws
Barry Levinson’s Rain Man is a decent film, but it did commit at least one serious mistake: it gave audiences almost no reasonable idea of…
Tribeca 2013: ‘The Machine’ is a fully realized, challenging science fiction film
The Machine wins right out of the gate by mentioning Alan Turing and his Turing Test in the context of a sci-fi thriller. Turing became…
Tribeca 2013: ‘Bottled Up’ mixes humor and drama to good effect
There are a great many regions in America for which prescription drug addiction is no joke. In fact, a documentary playing at the Tribeca Film…
Tribeca 2013: ‘Oxyana’ has much misery to document, but little new to say about it
The abuse of prescription drugs, particularly Oxycontin and related medications, has reached epidemic status in many rural American communities, but nowhere is it worse than…
Tribeca 2013: ‘Mr. Jones,’ a great horror film that doesn’t quite stick the landing
The very first shot of the Tribeca entry Mr. Jones is very clearly shot by a handheld camera, from the inside of a car, by…
‘Graceland’ a brisk and gut-wrenching thriller
Graceland, the new film from the Philippines' Ron Morales, contains so much corruption and suffering that viewers will be forgiven for thinking at first that…
Tribeca 2013: ‘Deep Powder’ is an old story kept fresh by its actors
Movies about teenagers can tolerate cliche much better than movies about adults. The reason for this is fairly obvious: teenagers haven’t learned enough yet to…
Tribeca 2013: ‘Let The Fire Burn’ is an early front-runner as the year’s best documentary
In 1985, a confrontation occurred in a West Philadelphia neighborhood between the Philadelphia police and an activist group that called itself MOVE. By the conclusion…
